The law for comic book creators
Subtitle: essential concepts and applications
By: Joe Sergi
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc.
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780786473601
Subjects: Graphic novels; Anecdotes; Law and literature; History and criticism; Law; Comic books, strips
Description: "This book examines the legal history of comics. It presents the legal background and looks at stories behind the cases. Every lawsuit has a story and every case has lessons to be learned. The reader will learn the importance of contracts, the precautions necessary when working with public domain characters, and the effects of censorship"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Litigation in brief; title: Intellectual property and state law in brief; title: Copyright: an overview; title: Don't tug on Superman's cape: DC Comics v. Bruns and Fawcett; title: When Captain America throws his mighty shield: Marvel Comics v. Simon; title: Atomic batteries to power and turbines to speed: DC Comics v. Mark Towle Replicas; title: When titans tangle: Neil Gaiman v. Todd McFarlane; title: Trademark: an overview; title: What's in a name? Stan Lee v. Stan Lee Media v. Marvel Comics; title: A lack of curiosity killed the pussycats: Dan DeCarlo v. Archie Comics Publications; title: Whose witch is what? Archie Comics v. Dan DeCarlo; title: Contracts in brief; title: Riders in the storm: Gary Friedrich v. Marvel Comics; title: The king deposed: Marvel Comics v. Jack Kirby; title: The never ending battle begins: Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster v. DC Comics; title: The never ending battle continues: Joanne Siegel v. DC Comics; title: The never ending battle ends? DC Comics v. Pacific Pictures Corporation; title: Public domain in brief; title: Business structure in brief; title: Censorship and the comics code in brief; title: Pulled from the underground: People of New York v. Kirkpatrick; title: And there came a day: Illinois v. Correa (The Friendly Frank's Case).